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Alamos Gold Inc.


Suite 2010,  120 Adelaide Street West Toronto, Ontario Canada    M5H 1T1
 Telephone: (416) 368-9932 1-866-788-8801 Website:  www.alamosgold.com Trading Symbol:  TSX:AGI

Monday, April 16, 2007 For Immediate Release

Alamos Gold Inc. Grants Stock Options

Toronto, Ontario - Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) (“Alamos” or the “Company”) announces it has granted stock options under its Stock Option Plan to directors, officers and employees to purchase up to a total of 1,990,000 shares in the capital of the Company at a price of $7.29 per share.  Options granted to directors and officers are exercisable for a five year period and those granted to employees are exercisable for a three year period.  All options are subject to certain vesting provisions.  

Alamos common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “AGI” and convertible debentures under the symbol “AGI.DB”.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

John A. McCluskey	Victoria Vargas
President and Chief Executive Officer	Investor Relations
Tel:   416-368-9932 x203	Tel:   416-368-9932 x201
	Email: vvargas@alamosgold.com

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The TSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note

No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including without limitation statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Alamos, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to anticipated commencement dates of mining production, mining and procession of mined ore, achieving  projected recovery rates anticipated production rates and mine life, operating efficiencies, costs and expenditures and conversion of mineral resources to proven and probable reserves, and other information that is based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.

Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements."  Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.

There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Alamos’ expectations include, among others, risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as future prices of gold and silver, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Alamos’ AIF (Form 20-F as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission). Although Alamos has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.